Editor's note: David Schubert is professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Since 2,4D has been used for over 50 years, its toxicity to farm workers and neighboring populations is well documented. EPA sponsored studies have shown that those repeatedly exposed to 2,4D have an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, cancer and birth defects.

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Take a step back for a moment and set your biases aside. You're attempting to use fallacy to discredit facts, not "facts". Why? Because you disagree with them or is there some other hidden agenda why you will likely continue posting similar nonsense a dozen more times in this thread?

Why should I be jailed? I just want my fellow musicians to be healthy. The fact of the matter is more Americans are going to be eating a whole lot more of these toxic chemicals as time goes by. Chemicals that include Agent Orange. For the record it's not a nutritional supplement.

Why should I be jailed? I just want my fellow musicians to be healthy. The fact of the matter is more Americans are going to be eating a whole lot more of these toxic chemicals as time goes by. Chemicals that include Agent Orange. For the record it's not a nutritional supplement.

It is interesting to see people who enjoy debate without seemingly an interest in learning more, or getting to the right answer (whatever it is). Instead, people often seem to have come to some conclusion and then are only interested in supporting evidence (if they are interested in facts/evidence at all).

Some of these issues are complex with lots of unintended consequences.